Coronation treat for Helen Flanagan's lover

Helen’s very ambitious in her work but wants to be happy in her private life too.

A Corrie source

The babe, who played man-mad Rosie Webster, feared being left tongue-tied by the lingo after moving to the valleys.

Millions of ITV viewers saw rebel Rosie pack her bags earlier this month and ride off down the Weatherfield cobbles in a taxi.

In real life the 21-year-old was heading to South Wales where she has set up home with her Premier League boyfriend, Swansea City winger Scott Sinclair, 22, inset.

Helen, who we caught up with on the beach in Dubai, is determined to become part of her new community.

And locals already treat her like the new Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Helen said of her move: “We’ve been together two years now but we’ve been living apart.

“It’s just so nice to be able to spend more time together.

“I’ve been made to feel really welcome and I want to be able to communicate with my new friends and neighbours in Welsh. It’s not the easiest language in the world to pick up but hopefully I’m getting there!”

And a Corrie source said: “When Helen left she said the next time we saw her she might be a little bit harder to understand because she was hoping to be speaking fluent Welsh.

“She said that the locals she’s met in Swansea have made a huge fuss of her and really taken her to their hearts.

“Apparently, they even say she looks like a young Catherine Zeta-Jones, who has never forgotten her Swansea roots.

“People joke that she’s now going to become a full-time WAG but she’s a lot sharper than that.

“Helen’s very ambitious in her work but wants to be happy in her private life too.”

As a farewell present, Bolton-born Helen was given a sparkly necklace by the Corrie cast.

A friend said of the gift: “You could tell that she was really touched by it.”

Welsh beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones, 42, sent temperatures soaring in TV saga Darling Buds Of May before quitting in 1993 after 18 episodes and heading to Tinseltown.

Now married to Hollywood legend Michael Douglas, 67, she landed an Oscar for her film Chicago.

She has also enjoyed rave reviews for her other movies including Entrapment and Traffic.